Wired editor Thompson named CEO of The Atlantic
Nicholas Thompson, the editor in chief of Wired magazine, has been hired as chief executive officer of The Atlantic. He will start his new position in February and be based in New York. “I’ve read and been inspired by The Atlantic my whole life – especially through the brilliant run they’ve had recently,” he wrote […]
Frier’s “No Filter” named Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year
“No Filter” by Bloomberg News reporter Sarah Frier has been named the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. The book details what happened after Facebook bought rival picture-based social networking site Instagram in 2012. “This is a culmination of years of reporting on social media companies,” said Frier after the announcement was made. The five […]
Q&A with consumer finance reporter Erica Sandberg
For ten years, Erica Sandberg worked in a non-profit organization for credit counseling and budgeting. Craving flexibility and freedom, Sandberg wrote a personal finance book and walked out of her office the day it hit the shelves to begin her freelance career as a reporter and writer. Sandberg was in uncharted waters. “I had a […]
Galloni of Reuters: I love being a journalist
Alessandra Galloni, global managing editor of Reuters, gave the following remarks last Thursday after receiving the Lawrence Minard Editor Award from the Gerald Loeb Foundation: I am so honored to receive this award and, in particular, to join the company of journalists after whom I have sought to model myself for so many years. I […]
NY Times, ProPublica and Kaiser Health win multiple Loeb Awards
The New York Times won three and ProPublica both won two Gerald Loeb Awards, considered the top award in business journalism, on Thursday. The Times won the Loeb for breaking news for “Crash in Ethiopia.” Those that worked on the stories about the Boeing crash included Hadra Ahmed, Hannah Beech, Selam Gebrekidan, David Gelles, James Glanz, Thomas Kaplan, Natalie Kitroeff, Jack Nicas, Norimitsu […]
Japanese company sells financial website Quartz to management
Quartz co-founder and CEO Zach Seward has reached an agreement to acquire Quartz from Uzabase, the company’s owner for the past two years. Seward, who remains CEO, is partnering with editor-in-chief Katherine Bell, now a minority owner, to operate Quartz as a private company. The acquisition is effective immediately. Terms of the deal were not […]
Business Insider associate editor Bose on journalism’s pitfalls and her advice
Debanjali Bose began her career as a video producer for BuzzFeed News. For three years Bose created video content for social media channels, as well as short documentaries and collaborative shows with BuzzFeed partners Facebook and Snapchat. Her love for writing led her to a career change with Business Insider in early 2020, where Bose […]
Forbes’ Dammarell talks journalism, its pitfalls and misinformation
Evan Dammarell started out writing about fantasy basketball for Hashtag Basketball, focusing on the Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He landed with Forbes during the summer of 2018, and now covers the financial and business aspects of the Cavaliers with Forbes, serves as an editor at SB Nation’s Fear the Sword, […]
Business Insider parent buys majority stake in Morning Brew
Insider Inc., the parent company to Business Insider, closed an all-cash deal Thursday to buy a majority stake in Morning Brew, a media startup that focused on business newsletters and podcasts, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “The deal values Morning Brew at around $75 million, sources tell Axios. The Morning Brew co-founders will retain a […]
S&P Global senior reporter Kuykendall talks journalism
Taylor Kuykendall was drawn to journalism as a result of his interests in writing and photography. After traveling and gaining experience at several local publications, Kuykendall found himself often writing about the energy sector. He now covers the coal industry for S&P Global Market Intelligence, previously SNL Financial. Q: If there’s one thing you could […]
